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detasseled

detasseled is the simple past and past participle of detassel.

Meaning of detassel

Verb

detassel (third-person singular simple present detassels, present participle (US) detasseling or (UK) detasselling, simple past and past participle (US) detasseled or (UK) detasselled)

  1. (US, transitive) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.

Questions about detasseled

What is detasseled the simple past and past participle of?
Detasseled is the simple past and past participle of detassel.

Words near detasseled in the dictionary

  1. detartrated
  2. detartrates
  3. detartrating
  4. detartration
  5. detassel
  6. detasseled
  7. detasseling
  8. detasselled
  9. detasselling
  10. detassels
  11. detax

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